Alior with PZU also interested in Rabobank's BGZ - sources

WARSAW (Reuters) - Polish lender Alior <ALRR.WA>, backed by the region's top insurer PZU <PZU.WA>, is interested in buying local rival BGZ <BGZ.WA> from its Dutch parent Rabobank <RABO.UL> in a deal that could be worth some $1.2 billion (749.2 million pounds), market sources told Reuters.

Rabobank said in June it was reviewing its options for BGZ, but has not officially put its 98-percent stake up for sale. That has not stopped several banks from queuing up for a possible bid.

Earlier this week UniCredit's <CRDI.MI> chief executive said it had made a preliminary offer via its Pekao <PEO.WA> unit.